Set his goofy a** up. Take over a video camera talking like you have a friend that wants a fighting pit. And, he lives too far just to come visit, but, you want him to see these pups and hear about their pasts and their futures from the mouth of the man that knows them the best. Stroke the guy's ego. He's probably not intelligent enough to know what's going on. I don't know, that could be dangerous, but, that's probably what I'd do. Hang out with him a few days, talking to him, leading him up to it. Or even just have him write out a description of the pups temperaments and what he wants them to do as they get older, and, his plans for them, as you take pictures or something...again, telling him you have a friend or family member that wants a fighting dog. Maybe I'm talking out my butt, and, that wouldn't work at all, but, it was what popped into my head.